⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 24 from three- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 1:30 · ATL 101-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · ATL 100-107 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 2:00 · ATL 22-34 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q2 8:38 · ATL 28-50 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 0:56 · ATL 76-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:08 · ATL 101-109 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:30 · ATL 101-109 LAC
- Goaltend
DeAndre Jordan defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:48 · ATL 105-112 LAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
